Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-04

Mr.. J. NJ. Shelton, who is feeding
about 400 head II stock This winter, wa
in the city last night. de ssys there vii
he very few cattle fed on corn in Texlt
this year; cotton seed will take it's place
The lst.er article, he ssys, is. not mucl
dearer this year than formerly.
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Mr.. y. Il. Fuscb goes to-day to Well
born, Tex where he expects to mske
deal in hogs, having eean by S GAZETTE
special from that place that hog law /.
shout TO 60 into effect in that place, snd
expecting from that reason that the prices
of came will 60 down theresbout.
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Mr.. W. A. Bryan of Florida was in the
city last night and it is probable that
when he goes home he will take slone
with him some of Fort Worth's graded
stock. He vas being shown about town
yesterday By Mr.. Nat Powell who says he
was surpris d to find yesr-and-a- half-old
cattle weighing 1850 pounds.
few more facts ABOUT Sorghum rails
ing for cattle were CLEANED by reporter
yesterday from stOckmen of Fort Worth
who have tried it. When the cane is to
be used for feeding, it is sown broadcast
like wheat or oats and Is usually cut just
before it Tipens. The only preCsution
necessary to prevent its spelling through
the winter, is TO allow it to lie on the
ground three or four days until it is per-
fectIy dry, then it can be stacked. 1t is
not so good if it is allowed to thoroughly
ripen before cutting, as it becomes
''woody" and tough. It is just as nutric-
ious il cut little green, and is liked bet
ter by the stock. The assertion was made
by one stockman that it WAS unhealthy,
bat others disputed this, saying any
grain is unhealthy if fed in too large
quantities. And that overlooking cor
ghum is the only means by which it csn
be made injurious.
SO
Mr.. Burke Burnett arrived back in the
city yesterday from trip to his ranches
in the Panhandle and the Nation
where he had gone to see what had
been the effect Of the late rains
on his range. He found everything IN
good condition up to this time, but is rot
so certain OF the continuance Of these
conditions as are great many Of tue
Panhandle stockmen whose opinions have
been secured. The grass as yet has not
been damaged TO any great extent, and
the cattle are in good condition and have
the outlook of The markets appeared to-
him, he declined 70 say anything, as he
considered il matter too doubtful to
form any opinion upon. he says
stockmen on the Fort Worth and
Denver road are in 80 bad or
worse condition in the matter of ship
ping facilities as are those along the Texas
and Pacific. Ed East, he says, held o
large Grove OF cattle at the road for
twelve days through the lete cold and
wet weather waiting for CARS.
Mr. George Wilcox Of Seven Rivers, N.
a., was in the city yesterday, looking for
horses. He does not speak very favor
ably Of the condition Of the range
and cattle there. In the course
Of conversation Mr.. Wilcox eX-
pressed surprise at the large rum
Der of small stock owners from Texas
who were pouripg into New Mexico. He
ventured to say tnas within two days afreT
quarantine was raised, November l, 0,000
head Of stock had passed over into
that territory from Texas. He did
not know how they were
going to pull through out there. In the |
winter the grass is very good and the !
weather generally very.faVorGble to stock |
Interests, but when spring comes the |
only grazing land is along the banks of |
the rivers and streams and there |
we're already al the csttle |
in the Territory that the grass
on those limited ranges would supp >rt |
Most of the people going there from West
Texas are farming stockmen with from |
City to 200 hesd Of stock. They calculate |
to raise hay and feed for the cattle, but |
Mr.. Wilcox is at loss to see where they |
are going to settle to carry out those plans |
in New Mex CO.
The most marked feature in the recent |
development Of the territories is the dis |
covery of the astonishing fertility of large
arees heretofore supposed to be arid or
desert lands, valuable only r grazing
purposes. Broad grainfelds in number
of western states and territories have for
q number of years been making inrosds
upon these lands which had been the do
main of the stockman, and it is now
being discovered that ranch
will produce more cattle and q
better grade of beef if divided up into
smell holdings in the hands of number
OF enterprising farmers, than under the
former system; and thst the profits real
lied from hocks aud herds IN such own
ership will be retained aud expended in
the country in which it is made, instead
of going to eastern and perhaps to for
eign proprietors. The Governor of New
Mexico estimates that fully ore-hslf Of
the area of that territory is capable OF
successful cultivation.
This rapid agricultural development,
as well as the heavy losses in the northern
territories from the unusual severity Of
last winter, together with the low prices |
prevalent during the year, have some what
checked the progress of the cattle in
dustry,so far IS 1t is carried onIuponllsrge |
ranches; but great advances in other
important branches of stock raising have
more than counterbalsnced this depres-
sion. The aggregate stock wealth Of the
territories in cattle, horses, sheep, and |
swine has kept pace with the general pro-
gress in other respects.
In Idaho, Utah and Wyoming much at
tenticn is being pAid 70 the introduction
of better grades in horses, cattle and |
sheep. Already it is claimed thgt range |
horse is 8 better animal for his weight |
end size than any other in market; that
the mountain qualities of line feet end
lungs remain with the horse for the re-
meinder of his career, no matter where
be msy go; and that the horses have s
strong sud enduring constitution, with
clear bright eye, and 8 frame knit together
for hard. service; their feet are compact,
sid neither too large nor 700 small, but